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Question 1. Moscow, Russia- I choose this because it is the center of all things in Russia (capital city and the most populous federal part of Russia, a major political, economic, cultural and scientific center in Russia)

Question 2. Culture- majority of believers belong to the Orthodox Christian (adopted Christianity under Prince Vladimir of Kiev in 988, Russia soon laid foundations for the rise of the Russian Orthodox Church) Orthodox teachings include the doctrine of the Holy Trinity and the inseparable but distinguishable union of the two natures of Jesus Christ--one divine, the other human. Among saints, Mary has a special place as the Mother of God. Russian Orthodox services, noted for their pageantry, involve the congregation directly by using only the vernacular form of the liturgy. The liturgy itself includes multiple elaborate systems of symbols meant to convey the content of the faith to believers.

Question 5. Internet usage- Moscow has certain areas of Internet connections, some have to pay to use, others are just wide open networks, but may not necessarily be secured. Anything you search on the Internet can be looked and monitored at by government, anyone can easily search something can could possibly be used to attack or threaten someone and start a major commotion in the city.

Question 6. Health care- provided by a broad network of out-patient clinics , hospitals , preventive medical institutions, and pharmacies. guaranteed medical assistance; its quality is constantly improved by introduction of latest diagnosis methods and permanent correction of medical technologies. Scientific support of practical medicine by leading medical universities of Moscow and Russia has special importance for the development of health care in the Russian capital. Medicament supplies are...

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Would it be advisable to invest € 20.000.000,- in the country which you have studied?
‘Russia’…Russia is the largest country in the world and is the 7th largest economy in the world by GDP.
Russia has undergone significant changes since the collapse of the Soviet Union and sustained a massive economic growth the past couple of years.
It is a country of large differences and were almost everything has a price a lot of rich but still a lot of poor though Russia’s middle class is on the rise.
It is a country with a lot of different ethnic minorities, cultures and demographics and is also known as one of the countries with 4 seasons .
Both Russia’s positive and negative circumstances are in a extreme way and hard to distinguish from each other when measuring FDI.
But at first sight Russia will definitely be one of my first choices in this case because when doing enough research you will be able to measure FDI in success full way without being limited and by avoiding the negative circumstances .
What we also shouldn’t forget is that the Russian federation has a lot of autonomic republics within it
Witch are sometimes seen as completely different countries.
This is also something that extends the possibilities when investing in Russia.
Besides huge research costs and different/complicated diversions you are facing when investing in Russia, it would definitely...